Rock sanctuary Harman kaya
Type: Sanctuary, Archaeological site
Location: Village Bivolyane »
In Bulgarian: Скално светилище Харман кая »
The rock sanctuary Harman Kaya is located in the "Harman Kaya" area, 2 km northeast of Gusak hamlet of village of Bivolyane and 2 5 km east of the village of Dolna Chobanka (Momchilgrad municipality). The sanctuary is located on high plateau, around a natural cave with a depth of 7 meters, which was also part of a the cult site. The cave was accessible through a cleft between the rocks, closed by a door, whose threshold and grooves are still visible in the rock.
Into the vertical rock to the cave entrance, are carved niches and trapezoidal sacrificial altars. There are also two platform. The first has an oval shape with a diameter of about 10 meters, tilted slightly to the north and having six concentric semi-circle at a distance 0.3 to 1.4 meters each from other. In the rock on the western edge of the platform is carved a throne, oriented in east-northeast direction. The second site is nearly circular with a diameter of about 15 meters and has 1 concentric semi-circle with a slight slope to the south. At the northern end of this platform was carved other throne, facing northeast.
Into the vertical rock to the cave entrance, are carved niches and trapezoidal sacrificial altars. There are also two platform. The first has an oval shape with a diameter of about 10 meters, tilted slightly to the north and having six concentric semi-circle at a distance 0.3 to 1.4 meters each from other. In the rock on the western edge of the platform is carved a throne, oriented in east-northeast direction. The second site is nearly circular with a diameter of about 15 meters and has 1 concentric semi-circle with a slight slope to the south. At the northern end of this platform was carved other throne, facing northeast.
